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Saturday, April 23, 2011

Haldi & Henna Easter Eggs !

Easter is such a wonderful time of celebration! Whether you are celebrating Christ's ressurection or the blessing of having time with your family the joyous spirit of the holiday is all around!

I decided to add an "Indian" twist to the holiday this year. Using a natural ingredient - haldi (turmeric) I dyed eggs a bright cheery shade of yellow. This earthy and fragrant spice is usually used in cooking but can also be found in homemade face masks and body scrubs! (honey + turmeric + sandlewood = amazing!)

Mendhi (henna) would not leave the same deep orange hue on an egg's surface as it does on a bride's hands (believe me I tried and failed lol.. ) so I improvised with a couple of non-toxic henna-colored markers instead : j

Here's how to make your own batch of lovely Indian inspired Easter eggs!

Earthy, fragrant turmeric. Found at your local indian grocery store!

Add a few teaspoons of turmeric to a pot of water. Drop eggs into water
carefully and boil for ~ 6-10 minutes (as you would for soft or hard boiled
eggs) PS - you can eat the eggs after !

Remove eggs carefully and allow them to drain on
papertowels. Once cool, they can be decorated.

Using non-toxic markers, make designs with paisleys, flowers
dots, etc. Several templates can be found online.

You make it sound so easy "make designs with flowers" ;-), I am not sure I have your talent :-). These designs look beautiful, and I love the yellow on the eggs, it reminds me of the pastel colors of the 19th century :-)

This is fantastic. I love the all natural dye use (just came across some reco's on Martha Stewart for different shades - http://www.marthastewart.com/article/dyeing-eggs-naturally) and the henna just adds a great creative twist. Screw the kids, I want to make this for *me.*

my god! those easter eggs are beautiful...love your wedding henna too. i didn't have the patience to let it dry for so long at my wedding. so, i got a basic design and washed it off in 30 minutes. needless to say, my mommy wasn't happy....lol